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Simbiont 2 (Shader Plugins) - For DarkTree Owners
Limited features in unregistered mode
Simbionts are plugins that render DarkTree’s shaders and procedural materials in leading 3D applications.  Shaders for your Simbiont are available in the Repository.  If you like these procedurals, check out the program that created them ... DarkTree!  Look in the Archive for retired Simbionts.

3D Application Plugin Version Size Download 3ds Max 2012 - 64 bit V 2.6.00 ( 04/21/11 ) 7.8 MB Download 3ds Max 2012 - 32 bit V 2.6.00 ( 04/21/11 ) 7.4 MB Download 3ds Max 2011 - 64 bit V 2.6.00 ( 04/21/11 ) 7.8 MB Download 3ds Max 2011 - 32 bit V 2.6.00 ( 04/21/11 ) 7.4 MB Download 3ds Max 2010 - 64 bit V 2.6.00 ( 07/22/09 ) 7.2 MB Download 3ds Max 2010 - 32 bit V 2.6.00 ( 07/22/09 ) 7.2 MB Download 3ds Max 2009 - 64 bit V 2.60 rc4 ( 10/20/08 ) 7.2 MB Download 3ds Max 2009 - 32 bit V 2.60 rc4 ( 10/20/08 ) 6.9 MB Download 3ds Max 2008 - 64 bit V 2.60 rc4 ( 10/20/08 ) 7.2 MB Download 3ds Max 2008 - 32 bit V 2.60 rc4 ( 10/20/08 ) 6.9 MB Download 3ds Max R9 - 64 bit V 2.60 rc4 ( 10/20/08 ) 7.2 MB Download 3ds Max R9 - 32 bit V 2.60 rc4 ( 10/20/08 ) 6.9 MB Download

Simbiont 2 (Shader Plugins) - Free
Simbionts are plugins that render DarkTree’s shaders and procedural materials in leading 3D applications.  Shaders for your Simbiont are available in the Repository.  If you like these procedurals, check out the program that created them ... DarkTree!  Look in the Archive for retired Simbionts.

3D Application Plugin Version Size Download 3ds Max R6, R7, R8 V 2.55 rc2 ( 12/12/05 ) 1.1 MB Download AM v9.5 - v12 (Win) NOTE: SimbiontAM is included with A:M for Mac and Win since v13. V 2.52 ( 10/14/03 ) 1.80 MB Download Cinema 4D R7 - R8 (Win) V 2.53 ( 08/06/04 ) 2.20 MB Download LightWave3D 7.0b - 9 (Win) V 2.53 ( 02/03/04 ) 2.08 MB Download Renderman (Win) V 2.6.00 ( 12/22/08 ) 1.7 MB Download

Community Projects (Third Party Plugins)
These are third party open source plugins created using the DTE.

Item Version Size Download Blender 2.4 (Win) Primary Developer: Paul Bridger Source code available soon V 0.5 ( 01/05/06 ) 757 KB Download Blender 2.3 (Win) Primary Developer: Paul Bridger V 0.4 ( 08/03/05 ) 670 KB Download Fusion 5.2 - 6 Primary Developer: Anatomical Travelogue V 1.0 ( 11/26/08 ) 1.6 MB Download messiah:studio 2.2 Primary Developer: Daniel Stewart Source code available soon V 1.0 ( 08/02/05 ) 487 KB Download Mental Ray for Maya (Win) Primary Developer: ctrl.studio RC11 (Beta) ( 12/12/05 ) 163 KB Download Mental Ray for XSI (Win) Primary Developer: ctrl.studio RC11 (Beta) ( 12/12/05 ) 122 KB Download

Utilities
Here you will find extra items that are useful for Simbiont users.

Item Version Size Download Split_DT.py This python script splits a DarkTree shader (.dsts) into seperate color/bump/percent DarkTrees. This utility is useful if you want to use a DarkTree shader's texture channels within your 3d application's shader. This script requires Python. See Readme. V 2.0 ( 12/16/02 ) 5 KB Download